Algebra 1B Step up 60 hour course

Dates: June 5 – June 28, 2023

Time: 8am – 12:15pm

Faculty:  Mr. Thomas Eighmey

Prerequisites: SJP students only 

Tuition: $1200

Course Description:

This in person 60 hour class for St. John’s Prep rising 9th graders who have been invited to take the class by their teachers. 

Students will review the foundations for Algebra including functions, linear functions, and solving linear equations. The course will include a thorough examination of exponents including problems involving exponential growth and decay. Students will learn to operate with and factor polynomial expressions, and quadratic functions will be explored in-depth.

This course is designed for students who have excelled in a traditional 8th grade Introduction to Algebra I program and who wish to expand their knowledge to a more thorough second year Algebra I study. 

Successful completion of this course will result in placement in Accelerated or Honors Geometry in the freshman year.

Class meets on the following dates: 

Week 1: Monday June 5 – Friday June 9, 2023 (8am-12:15pm) NO CLASS JUNE 6, 2023

Week 2: Monday June 12 – Thursday June 15, 2023 (8am-12:15pm)

Week 3: Tuesday June 20 – Thursday June 22, 2023 (8am-12:15pm) NO CLASS JUNE 19, 2023

Week 4: Monday June 26 – Wednesday June 28, 2023 (8am-12:15pm)

Final Exam: Thursday June 29, 2023 (8am-10am)

All E/E programs are subject to change and every effort will be made to provide advance notice of such changes.  All E/E programs are contingent upon meeting minimum enrollment numbers, and programs that do not do so may be canceled at short notice.